Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,052, Joseph W Gabel, Penn.

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Gabel Joseph W. Gable Cor.
S. 31,052
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No 7229. Louisiana Joseph M Gable of Natchitoches in the State of Louisiana who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hulings of the Reg't commanded by Col H. Allen in the - Pen. M. from 1775
Date of death not on L.B.
Inscribed on the Roll of Louisiana at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of March 1833 — and sent to Hon E Everette . Charleston Miss
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 160-00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 40-00
$ 200 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. J. Evans . Clerk Book E Vol. 8 Page 33

State of Louisiana } Parish of Natchitoches } fs: _____
On this 14 th day of September in the year 1832 personally appeared before the undersigned John C. Carr Judge of the Parish of Natchitoches Joseph W. Gable, residing at Present in said Parish Aged Seventy Nine Years & five Months, who being duly sworn according to Law acts on his Oath make, the following declarations in order to obtain the Benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th . 1832. That on or about the 26 th of December 1775 he Enlisted in the Army of the United States in Captain John Hulings Company & Colonel Arthur St. Clair's Regiment at Mazon Town in Pennsylvania, when by an arrangement with a field officer then at said Town whose Name he cannot now Recollect, he went up the Juniata & Susquehanna Rivers to Recruit Men for the Army of the United States, & that officers told him for as many Men as he could Enlist & take to Philadelphia he would receive one dollar for each Man, besides being Repaid the two dollars Bounty he should advance them, & the expenses in taking them to Philadelphia, that he Enlisted twenty three Men paid to each Man two dollars bounty of his own Money Marched them to Philadelphia, delivered them at the Barracks, where they & himself with them were Mustered; but he never Recd a dollar for what he advanced, nor the dollar he was promised for enlisting them. The Regiment was there formed, & from thence Marched through N. Jersey New York, Albany, Saratoga, Lake George, Lake Champlain & down that Lake to St. Johns, & South to the three Rivers, where we had a battle with a detachment of General Burgoyne's Army, the two Lieutenants of our Company, Bird & Cury were taken Prisoners, we Retreated back to the Isle Au Noir, where we heard the declaration of Independence, from thence to Trenton by way of Crown Point, where we began to fortify, before leaving Philadelphia declarant was made a Sergeant of the Company & continued as such during the whole time he remained in the Service, at Trenton he was made Chief Sergeant

Soon after we arrived at Ticonderoga a British Armed Vessel & two Barges Came up the Lake. from a Redout. Some Cannon was fired at them which destroyed one of the Barges & killed an Engineer two other persons. When they returned down the Lake, we made preparations to attack them at a point below where they were. Afterward, when we arrived at the Point found they had all embarked. a fleet of Armed Sloops & Gondolas was then fitted out at Ticonderoga as fast as possible to pursue them down the Lake Under the Command of Genl. Arnold. he the declarant was on Board of the Sloop called the Greyhound. we pursued them till night. Our fleet Anchored between an Island & the Shore. Next Morning the British Came Round in a fog took & destroyed all our fleet except some, in the Battle on that day he was Severely wounded, a Cannon Ball struck the Boom of the Greyhound, Shivered it: tore his right hand & Thumb, dislocated his right shoulder & wounded him in both knees the Scars Still Remaining. he has never since had perfectly the use of his Right Arm. the Greyhound got back to Ticonderoga. he Remained there in his Company doing the duty of a Dearly Sergeant. & occasionally that of a Subaltern Officer. Captain Huling went away & no Commissioned Officer Remained but Ensign Griz. — before he entered on Board of the Greyhound he had a Spoke of Sickness. & not able to do Camp duty. Doctor Potts the Surgeon General took him to assist in the Medical Laboratory till his health was reestablished. While at Ticonderoga his first Enlistment expired & he reenlisted Again for three years or during the War. about the Middle of January 1777 part of the Regiment left Ticonderoga Col. S. Clark remained having the Command. we proceeded down the Lake to Skeneborough, Saratoga, Albany. & Jersey to Philadelphia. where we arrived the remainder of the winter. in the Spring following we heard some British Vessels were offending the Pen. Delaware. when the declarant with a party of Volunteers went down to Mud fort, where he heated Balls fired them into a ship & blew her up. two others in Company descended the River & made their Escape. we Returned to the Barracks in Philadelphia, from thence went into New Jersey, was in Company of some teams Moving some Cannon. when

A Man that was driving One of the Teams got wounded & declarant took his place, till Another driver was procured in managing An Unwieldy Eq. he Struck him in the Belly with his Horn, Broke the Rim of his belly, which Caused an incurable Rupture, which has ever Since, disabled him from performing any kind of hard Labour. While in Service he had in Charge a parcel of United States Horses, Our Regiment at this time was much broken up. Craig Commanded the Company, from New Jersey we went to Bennington was there with Generals Stark & Warner, was in the Battle at the taking of Col Baum & his division. we from there went to Saratoga was at the taking of Burgoyne's Army And was one of the guard that Conducted the Prisoners as far as Bethlehem. was then Attacked with Rheumatism so that was unable to travel. After getting a little better was sent to Allentown in Pennsylvania to take the Charge of some public property deposited there. remained at that place till the spring following when he was discharged being from his wounds & Rheumatism unable for further service. Declarant further states that his discharge & public papers were destroyed by fire at the house of Capt. Shaw on Tioga River, and that he. Never has Received Any Pension or donation in Land or Money on account of his public Services from the government of the United States or Any other State governments. And that he came to the South under the belief that the Cherokees would agree better with him & partly to see Doctor Sibley who he knew well at Tienderoga in the year 1776. & that he does not know Any other person in existence by whom he can prove his being in the service of the United States.
Joseph M. Gable
sworn to, & subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me,
John LeParr, parish Judge of the parish of Natchitoches

State of Louisiana } Js: Parish of Natchitoches }
Before me, the undersigned John C. Carr, Parish Judge of said Parish, appeared Doctor John Sibley who being duly sworn deposes & saith, that in the year 1796 he was a Surgeon's mate in Col. Wheeler's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia at Quenquaga and that while there he became acquainted with Joseph W. Gable who was then an Assistant in the Medical Laboratory under the direction of the Surgeon General Doctor Potts, & further that he has been acquainted with the said Gable for about ten years past & from that knowledge of him I believe the within declaration given to be true. Subscribed to & sworn to this 15 th of Sept r . 1832
before me
John Sibley
John C. Carr
Parish Judge of the parish of Natchitoches
$480 per ann. Hon. E. Coeurle Charles Fann Judge
I the undersigned do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with Mr Joseph W. Gabel for more than twelve consecutive years, that I have always found him to be an honest upright man - a man of truth & probity and that he supports a character as such in this Parish without one single exception as ever I have heard
B. Leonard Justice of the Peace
State of Louisiana } Parish of Natchitoches. }
I, C.B. Greneaux, Clerk of the Parish Court, in and for the said Parish do hereby certify that John C. Carr and B. Leonard, whose names appear on this instrument of writing, are now, and were at the time of signing the same, duly qualified and acting in the said Parish, in the qualities stated in their certificates, respectively, and that full faith and credit are due to their official acts.
Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court, at Natchitoches this 28 th day of September A.D. 1832.
C. B. Greneaux Clerk.

July 20, 1935.
Mr. J. R. Gabel 2038 O Street Lincoln, Nebraska.
RA-J/ILL Joseph W. Gabel S. 31052 John Gable W.O. 21218
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information regarding your ancestor, John Gable, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a soldier of the War of 1812; you state that a John A. Gable served in the 13 th U. S. Infantry, reported by The Adjutant General's Office, also, that Henry Gable is shown as of Pennsylvania in the Census of 1790.
A search of the pension records of both the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 has been made in your behalf and no records found of claims for pension which have been made to the United States based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Henry Gable, or in the War of 1812 of the John Gable who served in the 13 th U. S. Infantry. The record of one Joseph W. Gabel of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, War of the Revolution, and the record of a John Gable of that county who served in the War of 1812 have been found; these records are furnished you herein as shown in said pension claims, as they may aid you in your research.
JOSEPH W. GABEL-S. 31052.
Joseph W. Gabel entered the service about December 26, 1775, in "Mayers Town", Pennsylvania, and recruited men up the Juniata and Susquehanna Rivers, and returned with them to the barracks in Philadelphia; he enlisted there January 1, 1776, as corporal in Captain John Huling's company, Colonel Arthur St. Clair's 2 nd Pennsylvania regiment, went on the northern expedition and was in the battle of Three Rivers, then went to Crown Point, and while there was an assistant to Dr. Potts, Director General of the Hospital Department; after this, he went on board the sloop "Grey Hound" with the fleet under General Arnold and was in the (Battle)

of Lake Champlain, during which engagement, a ball of the enemy struck the boom of the "Grey Hound" and he received a severe wound in his right hand, had his right shoulder dislocated, and was injured in his knees; subsequently, he returned to Ticonderoga, where he remained until the expiration of service of one year. He then re-enlisted, about the middle of January 1777, served as sergeant in Captain John Huling's company, Colonel Joseph Wood's Pennsylvania regiment, proceeded to Philadelphia, later assisted in the defense of Mud Fort, was in the battle of Bennington, received a wound in his wrist in the battle of Germantown, was at the taking of Burgoyne, after which he guarded prisoners to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and was sent later to Allentown to take charge of some public property and remained until the expiration of service of eighteen months. He stated that because of rheumatism and his severe wounds he could not continue longer in active duty.
Joseph W. Gabel was allowed pension on his application executed September 14, 1832, at which time he resided in the parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana. He stated then that he "came south under the belief that the climate would agree better with him". He was then aged seventy-nine years and five months; he did not state the date and place of his birth, nor the names of his parents; nor is his residence shown, before he went south.
No reference was made to wife or children of the above noted soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of the above noted pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Joseph W. Gable (as his name was borne on the pension roll) Certificate 7229 Issued March 16, 1833 Rate $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831. Act of June 7, 1832 Louisiana Agency.

JOHN GABLE -W.C. 21218
John Gable enlisted in Little Britain, Pennsylvania, and served from September 3, 1814 to December 5, 1814, as a private in Captain Neel's (or Neal's) company of Pennsylvania militia. His name was borne on the military roll as John Gavel, or Geavel.
The soldier married at "Page's Manor", June 20, 1823, or in Upper Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1827, Margaret B. Fleming. Neither party had been married previously. After their marriage they lived in Colerain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
John Gable was allowed pension on his application executed April 22, 1871, at which time he resided in said Colerain, Pennsylvania. He was then aged seventy-six years; the date and place of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
The soldier died February 10, 1878, at his home in Colerain, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at the time of his death.
Margaret B. Gable, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed August 3, 1878, at which time she resided in Colerain, Pennsylvania. She was then aged seventy-nine years; the date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown.
In 1878, when the said Margaret B. Gable made application for pension, Henry Gable, aged seventy-nine years, and Isabella Ewing, aged eighty-seven years, both residents of Colerain, Pennsylvania, stated that they were present at the marriage of John Gable and Margaret, his wife, and that they had resided near them ever since. No relationship between these persons was stated.
No reference was made to children of John Gable.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

2038 O Street Lincoln, Nebraska
July 1, 1935
Veterans Administration Washington, District of Columbia Gentlemen,
My great grandfather, John Gable, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on August 26, 1791 and died October 11, 1875 according to a biographical note I have. I have some slight reason to think that he may have been born a little earlier than the date given.
The biographical note says: "Prior to his marriage and when young and single, John Gable enlisted in the War of 1812, being detailed as teamster engaged in transporting supplies for the army."
The Adjutant General's Office at the War Department says in a letter dated February 14, 1935: "The records also show that one John A. Gable served as a private in the 13th United States Infantry. He enlisted March 27,

1813, and, on the roll dated February 28, 1814, he is shown absent sick at Fort George. No further record of him can be found." I do not think that that last sentence is a polite way of saying that the man deserted. I suppose that this man might have been detailed as a teamster engaged in transporting supplies for the army even though he was in the infantry.
I do not know whether or not you fellows have any information about this fellow that the Adjutant General's Office does not have. If you can legally divulge information about a soldier, and if there is no charge for looking up the matter or for sending the information, will you be so kind as to see whether or not John A. Gable, 13 th United States Infantry, War of 1812 received a pension. If he is my great grandfather, the pension would go somewhere in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Perry County, Pennsylvania;

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; or Perry County, Pennsylvania; depending on when it began to be paid. I think residence in the counties named in the order named would fill my great grandfather's life from his return to Pennsylvania after the War of 1812 until his death. If the pension went to any of the above places, maybe you could tell me when the man concluded his service with the army. If the pension didn't go to any of the places named, the man could hardly have been my great grandfather, and I don't know whether or not I'd be entitled to know anything about him.
My great grandfather might have been in the army under an assumed name, but, if he got a pension, he would probably give in his right name when he applied. You might see if any pension was granted to a John A. Gable* who served in the War of 1812 under an as- sumed name, and who later lived in

Pennsylvania in one of the counties mentioned. If so, could you tell me something about his record.
I wrote to my uncle in Pennsylvania sometime ago about my ancestor, but he hasn't answered yet.
I thank you in advance for any effort you may make.
Yours truly, J. A. Gabel
* or to a John Gable. (I know my great grandfather's name as John Gable, but the army may possibly have his name as John A. Gable or possibly with a different middle initial or with "John" as the middle name.)
P.S. My great grandfather may possibly have spelled "Gable" in some other way than Ga-b-le, but I do not suppose so because his father, my great great grandfather, is listed as Henry Gable in the Census Report of Pennsylvania for 1790.

31052 Rev INVALID.
1935-July 20 - Hist. to J.P. Gabel. I.D.L.
File No. 31052
Joseph W Gabel Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 88 th
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 149
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Haskell R. Rusk Secy of the Treasury
Recd Nov 1895

To be Rejected
Sir
I hand you the inclosed, in order to ascertain if Mr. Gable can obtain a pension - I wish an examination of the Rolls of the Army, When perhaps the fact of his services may be found.
Requesting an Answer I have the honor to be yr. Obedt Servt
J. S. Johnston
4 Nov 1828
11.31.052
Dear Sir
Ex. H. D. Lord St. John Secy. of State for the Colonies.

1828 papers to be filed with a d old Inv-
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31,052

I Joseph Gabel, of Blairborne Parish, State of Louisiana, do hereby declare, that on the first day of January in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, I enlisted in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution, for and during the term of One Year thence ensuing, and continued in its service, during that time, as a corporal in Captain John Stulins Company, in the Second Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, commanded by Colonel Sinclair. —
I further declare, that immediately after the expiration of my said term of enlistment, I re-enlisted in the said Company and Regiment, the Company commanded by the said Captain, — the Regiment by Colonel Joseph Wood, for the term of three Years, or during the war. That I served in said Company, under said second enlistment, about eighteen Months; at the end of which time, I was discharged on the recommendation of Doctor Potts, Director General of the Hospital Department, having been disabled by two wounds, received in battle; one in the shoulder, received on board a Gun Sloop, on Lake Champlain during my said first enlistment, and the other on the wrist, by the sword of a british light horseman, in the battle of Germantown: — And I also declare that I never received a certificate for the reward of eighty Dollars, to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress, passed the fifteenth day of May One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy eight. —
I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of March 1828, on the pension list of the United States. —
I further declare that I have no knowledge of any person now living, other than Doctor John Sibley, of Natchitoches aforesaid

capable of proving the facts stated in the foregoing declaration. — Joseph W. Gabel
Sworn to & subscribed at Natchitoches this 24 th September A.D. 1828
before me
Isaac C. Carr Parish Judge of the parish of Natchitoches
Before me. Isaac Carr parish judge of the parish of Natchitoches, State of Louisiana, personally appeared Doctor John Sibley of the said parish, who being first duly sworn, deposed and saith, that he was at Siconderoga in the Year 1776, and was attached to the Hospital Department; that Doctor Potts was then and there Director General of the said Department: — Deponent was frequently, and almost daily at the Quarters of Doctor Potts, and at the laboratory, often assisting therein, and distinctly recollects a Man being then employed, who deponent understood was attached to the Army. Deponent saith, that it cannot be expected he can, at this time, identify, particularly a person, after such a lapse of time; But Mr. Joseph W. Gabel, by whom the above declaration was subscribed, having brought to his recollection a number of Circumstances, which deponent remembers did then occur, relating to him the said Deponent, there remains no doubt on de- ponent's mind that the said Joseph W. Gabel

was the man he used to see as afore, and in the Laboratory at Ticonderoga in the Year One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six.
Sworn to Subscribed This 24 th day of September A.D. 1828
John Sibley
before me William Barr Parish Judge of the Parish of Natchitoches
I, C. C. Greneaux, clerk of the District and Parish Courts of the Parish of Natchitoches, in the State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that John C. Barr, before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was at the time Parish Judge of the said Parish, and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Parish Court, this twenty fifth day of September, in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty-eight.
C. C. Greneaux clerk